Ink-well for desks



(No Model.)

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PATENT IVALTER MORTON BROlVN, OF ALBANY, NEXV YORK.

INK-WELL FOR DESKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,876, dated January20, 1891.

Application filed November 10, 1890. Serial No. 370,896. (No model-l To6!, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER MORTON BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-\Vells for Desks;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it. appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon,which form apart of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an ink-well for desks, (he.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a crosssectional view of a desk-top, anink-well cover, and a vertical sectional View of an ink-well held inposition by a spring, the well being open for use. Fig. 2 shows a planview of a portion of the under side of a desk-top, showing theconfiguration of the opening in the lower side of the desk-top toreceive the inkwell. Fig. 3 well, the inner circle showing that the wellmay be tapered. Fig. 4. shows a similar view to Fig. 1, but showing thewell closed. Fig. 5 shows a longitudinal sectional View of a desktopwithout a separate cover for the well, the pen-hole being bored throughthe desk-top and reamed out, the ink-well standing in the lower opening,as in Figs. 1 and 4:.

A full description is as follows: I make a circular hole, preferably inthe top of the desk, and permanently and immovably fasten a cover 2therein, having a pen-hole 3 through it. From the under side of the deskand eccentrically with the hole containing the cover, I make an oblongslot 4:, preferably as shown in Figs. 1, 2,4, and 5.

. 5, having a flange 9 projecting from two of its sides, preferably, thewell and its flanges being made to fit in the slot 4, as shown in Figs.1 and at, the width of the slot and that of the well and flanges beingsuch as to allow the well 5 to enter the slot 4, and the length of theflanges 9 being such as to allow the well to slide back and forth in theslot. I preferably set the well 5 on a spring 6 to hold it in position,and the free end 7 of the spring shows a plan view of the ink- I providean ink-well I cause to engage with the catch 8, so as to prevent thespring 6 being bent down until the end 7 is disengaged with the catch 8,and I fasten the spring to the desk in any wellknown manner.

The operation is as follows: The well being in position, as shown inFig. 1, the pen-hole 3 coincides with the mouth of the well 5, and a penmay be dipped into it. The well is therefore open and is held inposition and caused to press lightly against the bottom of the slot 4 bythe spring 6. When it is desired to close the well, it is simply pushedalong the spring 6 until the rearflange 9 covers the pen-hole and themouth of the well is closed by laying under the cover 2 and desktop 1,as shown in Fig. at. The cover maybe omitted and a pen-hole 3 cutthrough the desk-top 1 and be in communication with slot 4, as shown inFig. 5, if desired, and when the desk-top is made of hard wood it is avery cheap way of constructing the apparatus, as it saves the expense ofthe cover 2.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A desk having apen-hole through its top and having a coverless ink-well with its upperedge or mouth continuously held against the under-side of the desk-topand arranged tobe moved so that the mouth of the well will coincide withor rccede from the pen-hole, substantially as described.

2. A desk-top having an opening in its under surface to receive anink-well and a penhole through its top surface in communication with theopening in its under surface, and an ink-well removably held in saidopening with its upper edge ormouth pressed against the desktop, saidwell being arranged to move in its opening in the desletop in order thatthe opening or mouth of the well may be made to coincide with or l'ecedefrom said pen-hole at will, and the well be thus opened or closed,substantially as described.

3. An ink-well removablyheld in communication with a desktop by aspring, said spring being attached to the desk by one end, but free atits other end, the free end of said spring being arranged to engage witha catch in order that said spring may securely hold the well in place,substantially as described.

4. Adeslctop havinganiuk-well coversunk therein, its upper surface flushwith or below the upper surface of the desk-top, said cover having apen-hole therein through which a pen may be passed, and having an ink-well whose mouth is retained undernealh said cover and arranged to bemoved so that the i with or recede from the pen-hole in said cover,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VALIER MORTON BROW N. \Vitnesses:

J. F. HARRIS, JAMES M. BROWN, Jr.

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